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  • #16
    Skippers and blues

    I don't go out of my way looking for skippers as a rule but these just happened to pop into view as I was passing...

    Conjoined_Swift_5.jpg

    Conjoined Swift (Pelpidas conjunctus)

    Whitespot_Palmer_c1.jpg

    Whitespot Palmer (Eetion elia)

    Blue_Dark_Grass_2.jpg

    Dark Grass Blue (Zizeeria karsandra)

    Blue_Lesser_Grass_3.jpg

    Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis)

    Blue_Tiny_Grass_1.jpg

    Tiny Grass Blue (Zizula hylax)

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    • #17
      Plains_Cupid_d1.jpg

      Plains Cupid (Chilades pandava)

      Common_Cerulean_c2.jpg

      Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno)

      Spotted_Plum_Judy_4.jpg

      Spotted Plum Judy (Abisara geza)


      That's all for the time being. Hope to have a few more in a couple of weeks time....

      Happy Christmas to all!

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      • #18
        A couple of Errors....

        A quick update to the posts I have already made:

        post #5
        All the sailers I have snapped are common sailers. I misread the guide, which says the common sailer has an orange underside (as photographed). Some looked to be darker (as in brown) but this was more due to the light. I also thought there was a difference in size between them but these were the same species; just big and little ones.

        post #7
        Not an Autumn Leaf but a Peacock Pansy. I didn't realise they scuttle around the forest floor in the manner I saw but they do. I have the same picture but better focus taken of a definite peacock pansy.

        post #11

        Not a Ceylon Blue glassy tiger but a common wanderer. I didn't realise they were so "blue" but I have seen several now and they fit the profile of a common wanderer better than anything else. No yellow, but there are variants without the yellow and it flies fast and doesn't settle very often.

        I'll post some more species soon along with a couple of photos of the places I go in search of them.

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        • #19
          Great_Egg-Fly_j1.jpg

          Great Egg-fly (Hypolimnas bolina) ... not the best shot but the only one I managed with the wings open. Here it is with the wings closed:

          Great_Egg-Fly_k1.jpg

          Waited and waited...and waited for it to open those wings but only does so briefly when landing, it would seem.

          Baron_k1.jpg

          A Baron (Euthalia aconthea) but I'm not sure if it is another type of Baron because the wing had a green tinge (but no red spots).

          common_dart_j1.jpg

          Common Dart (Potanthus pseudomaesa) Skipper_Banana_l2.jpg

          Banana Skipper (Erionota torus) made its way into BIL's house for a quick portrait.

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          • #20
            This is the woodland path from the village to the rice fields that I frequent for many of the butterflies that I have posted. I have venture no more than 30m into the woodland on either side. It is quite a challenge to set the camera up for each shot because the light changes so much between one sighting and the next. I managed to muck it up on more than one occasion, but such is life....

            woodland_1.jpg

            I have also sat by this pond and watch the water level slowly lower as I wait for the odd butterfly to take a drink. It's actually a great location for birds as well but I need a decent zoom lens before I attempt to capture them. I have tried to take photos of the fish jumping but failed so far. They are so damn quick and I need to put the camera on a tripod if I am to have any chance at all.

            pond_1.jpg

            ...and another butterfly for the collection...

            Dark_Grass-Brown_h2.jpg

            Dark Grass-brown (Orsotriaena medus)

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            • #21
              Originally posted by troy View Post

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              Common Sailer (Neptis Hylas)... The book I have also mentions a Malayan sailer, which has a brown underside instead of black....
              I saw one of these butterflies yesterday. When I researched it online I found 2 spellings: "sailor" and "sailer". Even 2 serious looking butterfly websites had the 2 different spellings so I don't know which one is right. I guess your book spells it "Sailer", Troy.
              Last edited by Raven; 01-10-2015, 02:05 PM.

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              • #22
                Common_Redeye_d1.jpg

                Common Redeye (Matapa aria)

                Tree_Flitter_m5.jpg

                Tree Flitter (Hyarotis adrastus)

                Small_Branded_Swift_m1.jpg

                Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias)

                Forget-me-not.jpg

                Forget-me-not (Catochrysops strabo)

                Common_Four_Ring_k1.jpg

                Common Four Ring (Ypthima huebneri) ... There are several species of common ring and I have another, larger one, which is the common Three-ring but they all look much the same except for the number of spots on the underside. I will wait until I'm back in Europe and get a proper field guide before showing them together on a single page.

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                • #23
                  This is the last butterfly I photographed before returning to Europe (via BKK for a week or maybe two).

                  Fluffy_Tit_n1.jpg

                  Fluffy_Tit_n3.jpg

                  A Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa). Apparently fluffy tits are quite common but I have never seen one before. They are pretty small and I had to venture into the woods a little more than I like but it was one of the species that I was really hoping to find.

                  For those of you that are scared of snakes...look up in the trees as well as where your feet are going. I nearly walked into this...
                  spider_d4_processed.jpg

                  Is is an Orb weaver? Not dangerous but was quite a size...

                  The wife also spotted this, which was rather pretty. Known locally as an elephant beetle but it is a lantern bug or Pyrops candelaria

                  elephant_beetle_1.jpg

                  Anyway...not a bad haul for "Out of Season" ...

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Raven View Post
                    I saw one of these butterflies yesterday. When I researched it online I found 2 spellings: "sailor" and "sailer". Even 2 serious looking butterfly websites had the 2 different spellings so I don't know which one is right. I guess your book spells it "Sailer", Troy.
                    The book I have does and so does Wiki:
                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptis_hylas

                    I thought it was so named because of the way it sailed through the air. The reason I put the latin name is to make it easier to find when searching because many of the butterflies have more than one common name.

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                    • #25
                      thanxs Troy ,

                      There are superb pics in this thread
                      http://thailandchatter.com/showthrea...ll=1#post45112

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                      • #26
                        Hi Troy your the man. I have seen many in the family garden here in Korat but getting close to them is another thing. Also the ones here seem far less colourful. Again great Pics.

                        PS Still crap scared of snakes, the F in L tells me lots in Garden and I am mort allowed out after dark, so it does not help.

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                        • #27
                          I'm not really 'into' butterflies but thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences

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                          • #28
                            How the heck did I miss this thread for so long?


                            Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
                            Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

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                            • #29
                              Firstly, thanks for the comments, they are appreciated.

                              I found the book I have been looking for to check on my photos:
                              Butterflies of Thailand (2nd Edition) by Pisuth Ek-Amnuay (2012) ISBN: 978-616-207-988-7
                              This is a comprehensive guide to the different species in Thailand although it is not for faint-hearted when it comes to working the correct butterfly from photos.

                              Incidentally, it also spells the "Sailer" as "Sailor" but I need to cross-reference a little more before deciding on which spelling is actually correct since this is an English translation. Meanwhile, I have found the latin names are the best way to search. One thing is for sure, the old adage: "The more you learn the more you realise you don't know" rings very true.

                              I have a few "unknowns" that I am sorting out before posting....

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                              • #30
                                The "Unknowns"

                                I've worked out the names of the butterflies that confused me at last.

                                Red-spot_Duke_f1.jpg

                                Red-spot Duke (Euthalia evelina annamita) female and didn't like me getting any closer. I have a picture of the male as well but it is at a distance and not very light conditions.

                                Baron_Gaudy_g3.jpg

                                Common Gaudy Baron (Euthalia lubentina lubentina).

                                Common_Bush_Brown.jpg

                                Common Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus tabitha)

                                Common_Wanderer_Female_g1.jpg

                                Common Wanderer (Peronia anais anais) Female, which looks a lot whiter than the male and had me confused for a while. Here is a better photo of the male so you can see the difference:

                                Common_Wanderer_j1.jpg

                                Common Wanderer (Peronia anais anais) Male

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